What is Nirvana's best song? - Results & Rankings
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Serve the Servants
This song captures themes of alienation and disillusionment, emblematic of the grunge era.


Serve the Servants
This song captures themes of alienation and disillusionment, emblematic of the grunge era.
On a Plain
This song captures themes of alienation and angst, embodying the spirit of the grunge era.


On a Plain
This song captures themes of alienation and angst, embodying the spirit of the grunge era.
Dumb
The song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the angst of a generation.


Dumb
The song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the angst of a generation.
Polly
Nirvana captures the essence of the grunge era through themes of alienation and disillusionment.


Polly
Nirvana captures the essence of the grunge era through themes of alienation and disillusionment.
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
A critique of commercialism in music, reflecting Nirvana's disillusionment with mainstream success.


Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
A critique of commercialism in music, reflecting Nirvana's disillusionment with mainstream success.
Scentless Apprentice
The song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the angst of a generation.


Scentless Apprentice
The song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the angst of a generation.
Breed
This song captures feelings of alienation and angst, reflecting the disillusionment of a generation.


Breed
This song captures feelings of alienation and angst, reflecting the disillusionment of a generation.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana's sound captures teenage angst and disillusionment, defining the cultural shift of the grunge era.


Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana's sound captures teenage angst and disillusionment, defining the cultural shift of the grunge era.
Lithium
This anthem captures angst and disillusionment, defining a generation's struggle with identity and societal pressure.


Lithium
This anthem captures angst and disillusionment, defining a generation's struggle with identity and societal pressure.
Pennyroyal Tea
This song captures the angst and disillusionment of youth, becoming an anthem for a generation.


Pennyroyal Tea
This song captures the angst and disillusionment of youth, becoming an anthem for a generation.
Lake of Fire
Nirvana captures the essence of 90s youth culture through themes of alienation and disillusionment.


Lake of Fire
Nirvana captures the essence of 90s youth culture through themes of alienation and disillusionment.
Rape Me
This song captures the angst and alienation of youth, defining a generation's struggle.


Rape Me
This song captures the angst and alienation of youth, defining a generation's struggle.
Plateau
The song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, reflecting the angst of a generation.


Plateau
The song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, reflecting the angst of a generation.
All Apologies
A raw expression of vulnerability and resignation, reflecting Kurt Cobain's inner turmoil and disillusionment.


All Apologies
A raw expression of vulnerability and resignation, reflecting Kurt Cobain's inner turmoil and disillusionment.
Stay Away
Nirvana captures 90s youth angst through themes of alienation and disillusionment in their music.


Stay Away
Nirvana captures 90s youth angst through themes of alienation and disillusionment in their music.
About a Girl
This iconic anthem captures the angst of youth and the struggle against societal expectations.


About a Girl
This iconic anthem captures the angst of youth and the struggle against societal expectations.
The Man Who Sold the World
Explores themes of identity and alienation; significant for its haunting cover and cultural impact.


The Man Who Sold the World
Explores themes of identity and alienation; significant for its haunting cover and cultural impact.
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
The song explores themes of longing and betrayal, showcasing raw emotion through haunting vocals.


Where Did You Sleep Last Night
The song explores themes of longing and betrayal, showcasing raw emotion through haunting vocals.
Oh Me
This iconic track explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the essence of 90s youth culture.


Oh Me
This iconic track explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the essence of 90s youth culture.
Very Ape
Nirvana's music encapsulates themes of alienation and emotional turmoil, defining the grunge era's angst.


Very Ape
Nirvana's music encapsulates themes of alienation and emotional turmoil, defining the grunge era's angst.
You Know You're Right
Nirvana captures a generation's spirit through themes of alienation and disillusionment.


You Know You're Right
Nirvana captures a generation's spirit through themes of alienation and disillusionment.
Lounge Act
Nirvana captures the angst of a generation through themes of alienation and disillusionment.


Lounge Act
Nirvana captures the angst of a generation through themes of alienation and disillusionment.
Heart-Shaped Box
This song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the essence of 90s youth angst.


Heart-Shaped Box
This song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the essence of 90s youth angst.
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
The song critiques societal pressures and the struggle for personal identity, reflecting Kurt Cobain's disillusionment.


Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
The song critiques societal pressures and the struggle for personal identity, reflecting Kurt Cobain's disillusionment.
Territorial Pissings
This anthem captures the angst of youth and the struggle against societal expectations.


Territorial Pissings
This anthem captures the angst of youth and the struggle against societal expectations.
In Bloom
Nirvana's music embodies themes of alienation and disillusionment, defining the grunge era.


In Bloom
Nirvana's music embodies themes of alienation and disillusionment, defining the grunge era.
Drain You
This track explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the essence of 90s grunge culture.


Drain You
This track explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the essence of 90s grunge culture.
Milk It
This song captures themes of alienation and disillusionment, reflecting the angst of a generation.


Milk It
This song captures themes of alienation and disillusionment, reflecting the angst of a generation.
Tourette's
Nirvana captures the essence of the grunge era, exploring themes of alienation and disillusionment.


Tourette's
Nirvana captures the essence of the grunge era, exploring themes of alienation and disillusionment.
Come as You Are
This song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the angst of a generation.


Come as You Are
This song explores themes of alienation and disillusionment, capturing the angst of a generation.
Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam
A poignant cover by Nirvana, capturing themes of isolation and the longing for acceptance.


Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam
A poignant cover by Nirvana, capturing themes of isolation and the longing for acceptance.
Something in the Way
A haunting reflection on isolation and despair, showcasing Nirvana's raw emotional depth and vulnerability.


Something in the Way
A haunting reflection on isolation and despair, showcasing Nirvana's raw emotional depth and vulnerability.